TRACE by Isla

Core Features

TRACE focuses on accurate, repeatable event carbon accounting with workflows tailored to how events are run (from early planning through post-event review) with suppliers feeding data directly into each project record.

• Pre-event forecasting: Enter estimates during planning to predict likely impacts, compare options (e.g., venue power set-ups or travel mixes), and set reduction targets before going on site.

• Comprehensive categories: Capture venue energy (grid vs. fuel), attendee travel and accommodation nights, production materials, catering (menus, servings), and waste flows with a dedicated Waste Module.

• Supplier data workflows: Invite suppliers to submit activity-specific data via the in-platform supplier feature, and use ready-made spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets) to standardise inputs across AV, materials, and F&B.

• Real-time reporting: Use event and company dashboards to monitor progress during delivery and generate stakeholder-ready post-event reports with visualised results.

• Guidance & enablement: A searchable knowledge base (scopes, data sources, calculators) plus instructor-led “Introduction to TRACE” sessions help non-specialists collect the right evidence.

• Portfolio insights: Temperature Check 2025 aggregates nearly 1,000 TRACE-measured events into sector benchmarks and hotspot analyses to steer portfolio-level reductions.

Closing Insights

TRACE is already in use across all kinds of events, from small meetings and major conferences to outdoor festivals and exhibitions—whether virtual, hybrid, or fully in-person. According to the company, its flexibility makes it suitable for all carbon-accounting needs. In use cases featured by isla, Lime Venue Portfolio used TRACE to measure an exhibition-stand footprint, finding that 62.4 % of emissions came from transport and that 96.6 % of build materials were reclaimed or reused, providing actionable intelligence for future shows. Factory 42 applied TRACE to BBC Studios’ The Green Planet AR experience, quantifying energy, production, and waste impacts and identifying a 24.51 % potential reduction on a repeat run—evidence for circular design and digital signage choices. At Anthropy22 (hosted at the Eden Project), TRO used TRACE with supplier templates to capture a complex, multi-stakeholder footprint and highlight improvements such as earlier travel-data collection and material reuse.

Recent developments strengthen the outlook. An expert review of 40+ tools recognized TRACE as the leading event carbon platform, validating its methodology and event-specific coverage. Moreover, ongoing user support through training, tips from practitioners, and a continually updated knowledge base expands its reach beyond specialists. For teams seeking measurable, supplier-inclusive decarbonization of events, TRACE offers a mature, field-tested path from data capture to action.